TV Pop Diaries
Pop Music on British Television 1955 -
1998
Thursday 1st January 1998
BBC1 Fleetwood Mac – The Dance 11:55 pm – 12:55 am
ITV The MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 3:15 – 5:05 pm
Fourth Annual Show, The Ahoy, Rotterdam
Hosted by Ronan Keating
The Spice Girls, LL Cool J, Jon Bon Jovi, Blackstreet, Backstreet Boys
Friday 2nd January 1998
ITV ITV at the Reading Festival 3:50 – 4:45 pm
Bush, Republica, Terrorvision, James
C4 The Best of TFI Friday
Saturday 3rd January 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
OTT
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
BBC1 Operation Good Guys 9:30 – 10:00 pm
Martin Kemp
BBC2 TOTP2
Sunday 4th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Usher
ITV The Abbey Road Story 10:45 – 11:55 pm
Scaffold, Cilla Black etc
C4 Board Stupid 12:40 – 1:15 pm
Roni Size, Sleeper
C4 Beat Specials
Sandals, Jamiroquai
Monday 5th January 1998
BBC1 Rhythm of Life 3 11:15 pm – 12:05 am
Tuesday 6th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone: The Ballad of Yoko & John 7:10 – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 7th January 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
ITV Des O’Connor
The Corrs
Thursday 8th January 1998
BBC1 Newsroom South East
Boy George filming Bollywood movie
Friday 9th January 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
The Lighthouse Family – High
Steps – 5-
Janet Jackson – Together Again
Space – Avenging Angel
All Saints – Never Ever (repeat)
Warren G -
Vanilla – No Way No Way
Chart 20 -
Lou Reed -
BBC2 Electric Circus
Brian May
C4 Flava (first edition)
Promos only
C4 TFI Friday
Rialto
Hurricane #1
Catatonia
Saturday 10th January 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Barry Manilow
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Clock
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
ITV Scratchy & Co
Clock
Sunday 11th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
St Etienne, The Foo Fighters,
ITV ITV At The Reading Festival
The Cardigans, Kenickie, Suede
C4 Board Stupid
The Wannadies, Finley Quaye
C4 Beat Specials
Brand New Heavies, Des’ree
Tuesday 13th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Contents unknown
Wednesday 14th January 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Des O’Connor Show
Celine Dion, Lighthouse Family
C4 Paul Kaye In Spunk (repeat)
Paul Kaye stars in this spoof documentary about a controversial band
Thursday 15th January 1998
LNN News
Gilbert O’Sullivan article
C4 Shooting Gallery 12:50 – 1:05 am
Tunnel of love Music by Joe Strummer
Friday 16th January 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Rialto – Untouchable
Robbie Williams – Angel (live acoustic)
Clock – That’s the Way
Lighthouse Family – High (live)
Oasis – greeting from USA, All Around The World (promo clip)
All Saints – chat with host, Never Ever number one (live)
Bamboo – Bamboogie (promo clip and end credits)
BBC1 Parkinson 10:20 – 11:15 pm
Elton John – interview, Recover Your Soul
C4 TFI Friday
Spacehog (cancelled)
Dubstar
Neil Tennent
All Saints
Roachford
Saturday 17th January 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
E-
BBC2 TOTP2
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Tom Jones
ITV Scratchy & Co
OTT
C4 The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned & Live from the Isle of View (repeat)
Sunday 18th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Coolio, Peter Andre
ITV ITV At The Reading Festival 3:25 – 4:20 am
Cast, Manic Street Preachers
Monday 19th January 1998
C4 Heroes of Comedy: Peter Cook
Ron Wood, John Lennon gentlemen’s club clip from Not Only…
Tuesday 20th January 1998
BBC1 The O Zone
Wednesday 21st January 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Des O-
Peter Andre
Friday 23rd January 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Peter Andre – All Night
Lighthouse Family – High (live, semi acoustic)
Radiohead – No Surprises (Later with Jools Holland 1997)
OTT – The Story of Love
Ian Brown – My Star (In the background someone appears to be playing eggs with drumsticks. Ian Brown then throws eggs at the own backdrop photo of himself.)
Backstreet Boys – All I Have To Give (live vocals)
Chart 20 -
Oasis – greeting from USA, All Around The World number one (promo clip and end credits)
ITV Friday Night’s All Wright 10:40 – 11:40 pm
Hosted by Ian Wright (Arsenal)
All Saints, Lionel Richie
C4 TFI Friday
Carleen Anderson
Green Day
Chris Rea
C4 Ellen
Trisha Yearwood
Saturday 24th January 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Catch
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Erroll Brown
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Erroll Brown
Hall & Oates
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
C4 Music Of The Millennium – the final countdown 6:30 – 8:00 pm & 11:00 pm – 12:30 am R
Panel includes Bob Geldof, Justine Frischman
Interviews – Public Enemy, John Cooper-
C4 Jimi Hendrix Plays The Isle of Wight
Sunday 25th January 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Stereophonics, Warm Jets
Monday 26th January 1998
BBC2 Face To Face 11:15 pm – 12:00 am
Joan Baez
C4 The Brats 11:30 pm – 12:00 am
The NME Brat Award Winners Show, The Astoria, London
Bentley Rhythm Ace, Therapy?, Stereophonics, Finley Quaye, Campac Velocity, Dawn
of the Replicants, L-
C4 Portishead 12:00 – 12:45 am
Live in New York City
Tuesday 27th January 1998
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show
Shawn Colvin
C4 The Brats
The New Musical Express' alternative awards show
Wednesday 28th January 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
Thursday 29th January 1998
C4 Light Lunch
St Etienne
Friday 30th January 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
All Saints – Never Ever (repeat)
Chumbawumba – Amnesia (live)
Robbie Williams – Angel (repeat 16th January 1998)
Catatonia – Mulder and Scully (live vocal)
Juliet Roberts – So Good (live vocal)
Billy Joe Armstrong (from Green Day) – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (solo acoustic)
Byron Stingily -
Chart 20 -
Usher – You Make Me Wanna number one (live and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday
Headswim
Spacehog
Chumbawumba
All Saints
Saturday 31st January 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Aqua
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Another Level
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:20 – 11:50 am
Compilation of clips previously shown on VH-
Hosted by Paul Morley
Vinegar Joe – Rusty Red Armour (April 1972)
Led Zeppelin – No Quarter (OGWT film March 1973)
Richie Havens – What About Me (June 1972)
The Doors – Break On Through (promo clip)
Randy Newman – God’s Song (March 1972)
Jackson Browne – Jamaica Say You Will (May 1972)
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge – Help Me Make It Through The Night
C4 The Brats 11:05 pm – 12:05 am
Hosted by Eddie Izzard, The Academy, Brixton, London 27th January
Includes clips from the Winners show see 26th, plus Embrace, Beck, Prodigy, Spiritualised, Radiohead, Mark E Smith (who tells back stage interviewer Jo Whiey to fuck off), The Verve
C4 Dave Stewart – Greetings From The Gutter (repeat)
Sunday 1st February 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Brats special
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Meat Loaf
ITV ITV at the Reading Festival
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Charlatans
Monday 2nd February 1998
ITV The Brit Awards 1997 (repeat)
Wednesday 4th February 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Chart 8:00 – 8:30 pm (first edition)
Hosted by Rhona Mitra, Eddy Temple-
Based on the ILR chart
Robbie Williams
Friday 6th February 1998
C4 TFI Friday
The Bluetones
The Stereophonics
Warm Jets
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Usher – You Make Me Wanna (repeat)
Carleen Anderson – Maybe I’m Amazed
St Etienne – Sylvie
Will Smith – chat, Wiggy (promo clip)
Freestyles – B Boy Stance
The Rolling Stones – Mick Jagger greeting, Saint Of Me (promo clip)
OTT – The Story Of Love (repeat 23rd January 1998)
Aqua – Doctor Jones number one (and end credits)
BBC1 Parkinson
Phil Collins
ITV Not Fade Away
Cathy Dennis
C4 Beat Specials (repeat)
Des’Ree, Brand New Heavies
Saturday 7th February 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Cleopatra
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:20 –11:50 am
Bill Withers – Use Me (November 192)
Steve Miller – The Gangster’s Back (live film Match 1972)
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Leni Rifenstal film June 1973)
Roxy Music – Do The Strand (April 1973)
Jim Croce – Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues (July 1973)
Rory Gallagher – Walk On Hot Coals (February 1973)
J Geils Band – Lookin’ For A Love (January 1973)
Sunday 8th February 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Joan Armatrading
Tuesday 10th February 1998
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show: Eight
K d lang
BBC2 The O Zone
The Bluetones, Shola Ama, The Brits
ITV The Brit Awards 1998 8:00 – 10:00 pm Docklands Arena, London
Hosted by Ben Elton
Male Artist: Finley Quaye Presented by Errol Brown and Natalie Imbruglia
Female Artist – Shola Ama
Group – The Verve
Album – The Verve
Dance – The Prodigy
Newcomer – The Stereophonics
Producer – The Verve album
International Male – Jon Bon Jovi
International Female – Bjork
International Newcomer – The Eels (with Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap)
International – U2 Presented by Heather Small and Jay Kay
Soundtrack – The Full Monty Presented by Cleopatra
Single – All Saints (Never Ever)
Video – All Saints Presented by Alan Partridge
Freddie Mercury Award – Elton John Presented by PM Tony Blair in Washington DC
Special Achievement Award – The Spice Girls
Contribution – Fleetwood Mac Presented by Sir George Martin
Chumbawumba – Tubthumping (includes references to the Liverpool Dockers)
All Saints with the East London Choir – Never Ever
Texas and Method Man – Say What You Want
The Spice Girls – Stop
Finley Quaye – Sunday Shining
Shola Ama and Dave Stewart – You Might Need Somebody
Robbie Williams – Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile)
Tom Jones & Robbie Williams – You Can Leave Your Hat On
The Verve – Lucky Man (Brixton Academy)
Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop / Rhiannon / Go Your Own Way
Wednesday 11th February 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 A Little Later 6:45 – 7:00 pm
Oasis special
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 12th February 1998
ITN News
Candle In The Wind 97 lyric sale with Bernie Taupin
Friday 13th February 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Erroll Brown – It Started With A Kiss (acoustic)
Cleopatra – Cleopatra’s Theme (live)
Headswim – Tourniquet
Jay Z & Gwen Dickey – Wishing On A Star
Wes-
Spiritualised – I Think I’m In Love
Backstreet Boys – All I Have To Give (repeat 23rd February 1998)
Aqua – Doctor Jones number one (and end credits)
BBC1 Parkinson
Robbie Williams
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: Fleetwood Mac (repeat)
BBC2 Fleetwood Mac – The Dance (repeat)
C4 TFI Friday
Bjork threw a pre-
Cornershop
Finley Quaye (did two songs in Bjork’s absence)
Cozy Powell (his final UK TV appearance)
The Lightning Seeds
Saturday 14th February 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Shola Ama
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Boyzone, Shola Ama
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
Sunday 15th February 1998
BBC1 Variety Club Awards
Louise
Monday 16th February 1998
C4 The Bigger Breakfast
Natalie Imbruglia
Tuesday 17th February 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Air, Robyn
Wednesday 18th February 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
5ive
BBC2 A Little Later 6.45 -
Fifteen minutes' worth of Later clips
Tony Bennett, kd lang, Mary-
C5 The Pepsi Show
Shola Ama, Carisma
Friday 20th February 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Shola Ama – Much Love
The Stereophonics – Local Boy In The Photograph (live vocal)
All Saints – Never Ever (repeat)
Hurricane #1 – Only The Strongest Will Survive
The Lilys – A Nanny In Manhattan
Air – Sexy Boy (the duo had to bring in friends to play behind them)
The Bluetones – Solomon Bites The Worm (live)
Lutricia McNeil – Ain’t That Just the Way
Chart 20 -
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (and end credits)
BBC2 Later (repeat 10th May 1997)
ITV Not Fade Away: Emmylou Harris
C4 TFI Friday
Coppolla
Space
The Dust Junkies
Heather Small
Saturday 21st February 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Natalie Imbruglia
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Madonna -
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
Sunday 22nd February 1998
BBC2 Shake Rattle & Rock 1957 movie
ITV Planet Rock Profile: Hootie & The Blowfish
Tuesday 24th February 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Natalie Imbruglia, Hinda Hicks
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show: Everybody Loves Larry
Elvis Costello
ITN News
Oasis in Australia
Wednesday 25th February 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Des O’Connor
Mariah Carey, Cleopatra
C4 Madonna Meets… 10:00 – 10:30 pm
Cancelled as Madonna withdraws from show
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 27th February 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Cleopatra – Cleopatra’s Theme (live)
Ocean Colour Scene & P P Arnold – It's A Beautiful Thing (live)
Another Level – Be Alone No More
Shania Twain – You’re Still the One (live)
N Tyce – Telefunkin’
Rest Assured – Treat Infamy
Will Mellor – When I Need You
Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha number one (live and end credits)
BBC1 The 40th Grammy Awards 11:15 – 11:45 pm & 12:15 -
Barbra Streisand & Mariah Carey etc
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (first in second series)
Tommy Scott (Space) listed but didn’t appear
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Andrew Roachford, Jonathan Ross, Cerys Matthews, Donna MacPhail (comedienne)
ID Parade: Noel Redding, Rob Woodward (Lieutenant Pigeon)
BBC2 Later (repeat) 17-
C4 TFI Friday
Young Offenders
James
Thereapy?
C5 Fame & Fortune: Tammy Wynette
Saturday 28th February 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Five
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Simple Minds
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test
The Drifters – On Broadway 7-
The Band – Promised Land (cartoon) 11-
John Martyn – I’d Rather Be The Devil 3-
The Wailers – Concrete Jungle 7-
Genesis – I Know What I Like (live film) 3-
Edgar Winter – Frankenstein 7-
ITV The Best Of The Brian Conley Show
Celine Dion
Sunday 1st March 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Hootie & The Blowfish
Monday 2nd March 1998
C4 Madonna Meets -
Tuesday 3rd March 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
No Authority, Destiny’s Child
Wednesday 4th March 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Kylie Minogue
BBC2 Sliders:
Isaac Hayes
C5 The Pepsi Show
Space & Cerys Matthews
Thursday 5th March 1998
Meridian Down By The River: The Eastern Rother 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Roger Daltrey
Friday 6th March 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
Finley Quaye – Your Love Gets Sweeter
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (repeat 20th February 1998)
Hinda Hicks – If You Want Me
Robyn – Show Me Love
Space & Cerys Matthews – The Ballad Of Tom Jones
The Spice Girls – greetings, Stop (live on tour)
Madonna – Frozen number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC1 Parkinson
Bryan Adams
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
A part of the show had to be re-
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Lemmy, Richard Fairbrass, Rick McMurray (Ash), Mani (Primal Scream)
ID Parade: Jay Ashton (Bucks Fizz), John Coughlan (Status Quo)
BBC2 Later (repeat) 24-
C4 TFI Friday
Robbie Williams
Texas
Shed Seven
C4 The Adam & Joe
Stereolab
Saturday 7th March 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Bryan Adams
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Robbie Williams
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test
New York Dolls – Looking For A Kiss (November 1973)
Tim Buckley – Dolphins (May 1973)
J J Cale – Cajun Moon (OGWT film June 1974)
Ry Cooder – Vigilante Man (March 1973)
Janis Ian – Dance With Me (October 1974)
ITV Scratchy & Co
Five
C4 My Generation: Yardbirds (repeat) 4:30 – 5:00 am
Monday 9th March 1998
C4 The Monkees
Tuesday 10th March 1998
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show
Sting
BBC2 The O Zone
Janet Jackson special
Wednesday 11th March 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
ITV Des O’Connor Show
M People, Bryan Adams
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Bjork
Thursday 12th March 1998
ITN News
World Cup Songs – The Lightning Seeds, Del Amitri
Friday 13th March 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Texas feat Wu Tan Clan – Say What You Want might have been scheduled to appear
Natalie Imbruglia -
Simple Minds – Glitterball
Five – When The Lights Go Out
Gen U Wine – Holler
Cast of Casualty – Everlasting Love
Shed Seven – She Left Me On A Friday
Lion Rock – Rude Boy Rock
Celeine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (and end credits)
BBC1 Parkinson 10:20 – 11:15 pm
Eric Clapton
BBC2 Later (repeat) 31-
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Toyah Wilcox, Tony Wright (Terrorvision), Saul Davies (James), John Maloney (comedian)
ID Parade: two from Eddie & The Hot Rods, Andy Leek (Dexys)
C4 Ellen: Makin’ Whoopee
Meshell Ndegeocello
C4 TFI Friday
Montrose Avenue, Rialto, Simple Minds, All Saints
C4 The Adam & Joe Show
Dave Navarro
Saturday 14th March 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
content unknown
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test
Johnny Winter – Jumping Jack Flash (October 1974)
Little Feat – Rock N Roll Doctor
Captain Beefheart – This Is The Day (June 1974)
Dobie Gray – Drift Away (July 1974)
Canned Heat – You Am What You Am (OGWT film February 1974)
Joe Walsh – Turn To Stone (live film May 1975)
Dr Feelgood – She Does It Right (March 1975)
BBC2 Next Of Kin
Francis Rossi and his father
Sunday 15th March 1998
BBC1 Ruby Wax Meets 30 min
The Spice Girls
LWT Sunday Night At The London Palladium
One-
Diana Ross, M People
Wednesday 18th March 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Celine Dion
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 20th March 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
The Spice Girls – Stop (repeat 6th March 1998)
The Wombles with Mike Batt – Remember You’re A Womble
James – Destiny Calling
Alexia – Oh La La La
Kylie Minogue – Breathe (live)
Bryan Adams – I’m Ready (live)
Texas – Insane (live)
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – greeting from USA, It’s Like That number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Louis Elliott (Rialto), Zoe Ball, Keith Duffy (Boyzone), Graham Norton
ID Parade: Liz Mitchell (Boney M), two from Racey
BBC2 Coast To Coast
Donna Lewis
ITV Grand Hotel
Ian Dury
C4 Ellen
Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, David Crosby
C4 TFI Friday
Moorcheeba, Ian Brown, Warm Jets, Robbie Williams (in sketch)
C4 The Adam & Joe Show (repeat) of first show 1996
Vinyl Justice: Cerys Matthews
Saturday 21st March 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Dannii Minogue
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Boyzone
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:20 – 11:50 am
Supertramp – Dreamer (October 1974)
Judas Priest – Dreamer Deceiver (April 1975)
Nils Lofgren – Back It Up (November 1975)
Free – The Stealer (promo clip)
Richard & Linda Thompson – A Heart Needs A Home (Match 1975)
Jefferson Starship – Tide That Tiger (OGWT film January 1975)
Sunday 22nd March 1998
BBC1 Touched By An Angel: Reunion
Natalie Cole
BBC2 Entertainment: Late Night Talk
Documentary about USA chat shows, Stevie Winwood seen backstage of Conan O’Brien show
Monday 23rd March 1998
BBC2 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
Elliott Smith
Wednesday 25th March 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Louise
BBC2 The O Zone
Roni Size, North & South, Louise
BBC2 EX:S Lonnie Donegan
with Van Morrison
C5 The Pepsi Show
Robbie Williams, M People
Friday 27th March 1998
BBC1 L&K Friday
Live & Kicking spin-
911
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (repeat)
Pulp – This Is Hardcore
Destiny’s Child – No No No
M People – Angel Street
All Seeing I – The Beat Goes On
Tin Tin Out featuring Shelley Nelson – This Is Where The Story Ends
Robbie Williams – Let Me Entertain You (live)
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – greeting from USA, It’s Like That number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Mark Owen, Shovel (M People), Rick Whitter (Shed Seven), Richard Morton (comedian)
ID Parade: Charlie Harper (UK Subs), two from Liquid Gold
BBC2 Electric Circus
Backstreet Boys
BBC2 Later (repeat) 14-
ITV Not Fade Away
Paul Young
C4 TFI Friday
Page & Plant
The Smile (?)
The Divine Comedy
C4 The Adam & Joe Show R
Nick Heyward
Saturday 28th March 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Louise
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test 11:20 – 11:50 am
Emmylou Harris – Amarillo (February 1975)
Linda Ronstadt – Willin’ (November 1976)
Bonnie Raitt – Love Me Like A Man (March 1976)
Joan Armatrading – Down To Zero (October 1976)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Be My Baby (February 1977)
Devo – Jocko Homo promo (July 1978)
Talking Heads – Don’t Worry About The Government (OGWT film November 1977)
ITV Scratchy & Co
911, Dannii Minogue
Sunday 29th March 1998
BBC1 Touched By An Angel: Operation Smile
Tone-
LWT The Clive James Show
Desmond Dekker
Monday 30th March 1998
BBC1 / ITN News
Gary Glitter returns to UK to face child sex allegations
Tuesday 31st March 1998
BBC2 The Larry Sanders Show: The New Writer
Shawn Colvin – Get Out Of This House
BBC2 The O Zone
911, Rebbie Jackson, Howie B
Wednesday 1st April 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Snug
C5 The Pepsi Show
Louise
Thursday 2nd April 1998
BBC 75th anniversary promo with Tom Jones
Friday 3rd April 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply
Prince Buster – Whine or Grine (live)
Janet Jackson – greeting, I Get Lonely (promo clip)
Sash – La Primavera
Louise – All That Matters
Ian Brown – Corpse (live)
911 – All I Want Is You
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – greeting from USA, It’s Like That number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Tom Robinson, Matt Priest, Jeff Green, Laverne Lavern (Kenickie)
ID Parade: Dean Friedman, singer from The Vapours
C4 TFI Friday
Ronan Keating, Audioweb, Buster Rhymes, Hothouse Flowers
Saturday 4th April 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Ultra
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C4 Rock Of The North
Boo Radleys
Sunday 5th April 1998
LWT The Clive James Show
Donny Osmond, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Alanis Morrisette
Tuesday 7th April 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Alabama 3, Ultra Nate, Busta Rhymes, Skint Records
Wednesday 8th April 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Ultra
BBC2 A Little Later 6:45 – 7:00 pm
The Verve, Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
Tom Jones, Harry Connick Jr
C5 The Pepsi Show
Hosted by Rhona Mitra, Eddy Temple-
Friday 10th April 1998 Good Friday
BBC1 Good Friday Gospel 11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Eternal, Andre Crouch
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:40 – 8:10 pm
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Robbie Williams – Let Me Entertain You (repeat 27th March 1998)
Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply (repeat 3rd April 1998)
LeAnn Rimes – greeting, How Do I Live (promo clip)
Sash – La Primavera (repeat 3rd April 1998)
Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain (live vocal)
Tin Tin Out featuring Shelley Nelson – This Is Where The Story Ends (repeat 27th March 1998)
Page & Plant – Most High (live) Show runner Chris Cowey wanted them on the show but was worried that the regular studio audience wouldn't have heard of them, so 120 Zeppelin fans had been invited in. As a thank you the band performed Crossroads as a bonus.
Chart 20 -
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – greeting, It’s Like That number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 Later Presents M People 11:30 pm – 12:30 am
With Paul Johnson
C4 TFI Friday compilation show
C4 The Adam & Joe Show (repeat) 31-
Vinyl Justice: Gorky’s Zycotic Mynki
Saturday 11th April 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Imaani
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C4 Rock Of The North: Robert Palmer
C4 A Night On The Mersey
Cilla Black special (repeat)
Backbeat (movie about The Beatles in Hamburg)
Sunday 12th April 1998 Easter Sunday
BBC1 Wildlife on One: Shadow Of The Hare 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Songs by Maddy Prior
BBC1 In My Life 11:20 pm – 12:15 am
Sir George Martin with Celine Dion, Phil Collins etc
BBC2 The O Zone (repeat)
Janet Jackson
LWT The Clive James Show
Showaddywaddy
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Clannad
Monday 13th April 1998 Easter Monday
BBC1 Gary Linneker’s Golden Boots (first edition)
Music Echo & The Bunnymen
BBC2 M People 5:15 – 6:15 Later special (repeat)
BBC2 The Simpsons: The Otto Show (repeat)
Spinal Tap
Tuesday 14th April 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Garbage, Audioweb, K Ci & Jdo
Wednesday 15th April 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
The Mavericks
C4 Jo Whiley (first edition)
Panel – Shirley Manson, Goldie, Bernard Butler
Live – Asian Dub Foundation, Massive Attack
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 16th April 1998
C4 Gansta Gansta: The Tragedy of Tupac Shakur 11:05 – 11:50 pm
Documentary
Friday 17th April 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain (repeat 10th April 1998)
Ultra Nate – Found A Cure (live)
Ma$e – What You Want
Ultra – Say You Do
KC & JoJo – All My Life
The Ben Folds Five – Brick (live)
Robbie Williams – Killing Me (acoustic)
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – It’s Like That number one (promo clip)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel: Phill Jupitus, Sean Hughes, Billy Bragg, Jonathan Ross, Mary Ann Hobbs (DJ), Justin Currie (Del Amitri)
ID Parade: Tony Burrows (twice, in two different bands)
BBC2 Later (first of 11th series) 11:15 pm – 12:15 am
Jimmy Webb, Lindon David Hall, Billy Myles, Bernard Butler, Spiritualised
C4 TFI Friday
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, St Etienne, Kula Shaker
C4 The Adam & Joe Show (repeat) first of second series
Vinyl Justice: Gary Numan
C5 Fame & Fortune: Neil Sedaka 8:00 – 8:30 pm
Saturday 18th April 1998
BBC1 Live and Kicking
Boyzone
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 Happy Birthday Spike 9:50 – 10:40 pm
Paul McCartney
Elton John
Maria Friedman -
Sunday 19th April 1998
BBC1 The O Zone
Hot Press special with Sinead O’Connor, Brian Kennedy, Boyzone
ITV Annie Lennon-
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Nick Cave
Wednesday 22nd April 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Usher
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Ian McCulloch, Cerys Matthews (drunk), Ian Brown
Live – Lo-
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Lloyd Cole
Friday 24th April 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Ultra Nate – Found A Cure (repeat 17th April 1998)
Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply (repeat 3rd April 1998)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression I Get (live)
The Tamperer featuring Maya – Feel It
Buster Rhymes – greetings, Turn It Up (live in USA)
187 Lockdown – Kung Fu
Tzant – Sounds Of Wickedness (live)
Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins – It’s Like That number one (promo clip)
BBC1 Watchdog
Tribute bands and rip-
BBC2 Later
Pulp (not on), Lenny Kravitz (not on), Cornershop (not on)
George Benson, Catatonia, Unbelievable Truth, James, Imani Coppola
ITV Not Fade Away: Peter Noone
C4 TFI Friday
Julian Lennon
The Lodgers
The Dandy Warhols
C4 The Adam & Joe Show (repeat)
Vinyl Justice: Ahmed Zappa
Saturday 25th April 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone 10:40 – 11:00 am (first edition)
Aqua, 911, The Wombles
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 12:40 – 2:25 am
The Spice Girls
C4 Coming Out Party
Boy George, Suede
C4 Ellen: The Puppy Episode 1 & 2
k d lang, Melissa Ethridge
Sunday 26th April 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hinda Hicks, Boyzone, Catatonia
BBC2 The O Zone
Mica Paris, Tori Amos, The Dandy Warhols, Drugstore
Monday 27th April 1998
ITV The Freddie Starr Show
Steps, Luke Goss
Wednesday 29th April 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Andrea Bocelli
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel -
Live – Money Mark
C4 TFI Friday trailer The Spice Girls
C5 The Pepsi Show
Wyclef
Friday 1st May 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 – 8:00 pm
New theme Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ remixed by Bad Man Bad
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
All Saints – Under The Bridge (live)
The Mavericks – Dance The Night Away (live)
Usher – Nice and Slow
Tori Amos – Spark
Steps – Last Thing On My Mind
Catatonia – Road Rage
Kula Shaker – Sound Of Drums
Boyzone – greetings in studio, only three of them in the studio since lead singer Ronan Keating couldn’t attend due to family death, All That I Need number one (promo clip and end credits)
BBC2 The O Zone: Ibiza Sunset
Ibiza special
BBC2 Later
Pulp, Lenny Kravitz, Air, Martin Hayes, Pelvis
C4 TFI Friday
The Spice Girls Special
Ian McCulloch
Ocean Colour Scene and others in World Cup song
C4 Space Tin Planet 30 second advert
C4 Father Ted: Going To America last episode
Father Brian Eno
C4 Channel Four News
Terry Callier article with Beth Orton
C4 Ellen: Hello Muddah Hello Faddah
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Saturday 2nd May 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC1 The Pop Zone
All Saints, The Wombles, LeAnn Rimes
C4 Eurovision’s Waterloo
C4 A Song For Eurotrash 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Bananarama, St Etienne, Kenickie, Dubstar & Sacha Distel, Edwyn Collins etc
C4 Abba – The Movie widescreen
C4 The Schwepps Euro Baschhh 12:25 – 1:25 am
The Audience (UK), Libido (Norway), Evil Superstar (Belgium) etc
Sunday 3rd May 1998
BBC1 Linda McCartney Behind The Lens (repeat) 11:15 pm – 12:05 am
BBC2 The O Zone
Tori Amos, Massive Attack, Ushr, Headswim
BBC2 Fully Booked
Cleopatra, St Etienne
Monday 4th May 1998 Bank Holiday
BBC1 Jobs For The Boys 6:40 – 7:30 pm
Hale and Pace try to write a Eurovision song
Sir George Martin, Gary Barlow, Katrina & The Waves
BBC2 Europigeon 10:55 – 11:35pm
John Shuttleworth with Katrina, Cheryl Baker, Clodagh Rogers, Johnny Logan etc
C4 The Big Breakfast
Mariah Carey
Tuesday 5th May 1998
BBC2 Re-
With Marianne Faithfull, Neil Tennant, Christian Mills
C4 Late Lunch
Michael Bolton
C4 The Big Breakfast
Mick Hucknall
Wednesday 6th May 1998
BBC1 News
George Harrison Vs Lingasong courtcase
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
Cleopatra
Catatonia
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Edwyn Collins, Zoe Ball, Jason Donovan
Live – Cornershop, Company Flow
Thursday 7th May 1998
BBC1 The Ben Elton Show
N Trance – Boom Boom A Bang
C4 Listen Up – The Lives Of Quincy Jones
Friday 8th May 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
The Tamperer featuring Maya – Feel It
Boyzone – All That I Need (live)
Freakpower – No Way (live stage setting is two living rooms)
Steps – Last Thing On My Mind (repeat 1st May 1998)
The Jungle Brothers – Jungle Brother
LeAnn Rimes – How Do I Live (live)
Imaani – Where Are You (live)
All Saints – Under The Bridge number one (live and end credits)
BBC2 Later
Page & Plant, Natalie Imbruglia, Nick Cave, Gomez, Terry Callier & Beth Orton
C4 TFI Friday
All Saints
Bananarama (Siobahn Fahey was told off for by the host swearing too much)
Lenny Kravitz
The Bluetones
C4 A Song For Eurotrash (repeat)
Saturday 9th May 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Cleopatara
BBC1 The Eurovision Song Contest 8:00 – 11:00 pm
UK: Imaani
Winner: Dana International (Israel)
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
Monday 11th May 1998
BBC1 Wogan’s Web 12:05 – 1:00 pm (first edition)
Katrina (regular co-
ITV The Freddie Starr Show
E-
Tuesday 12th May 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Nick Cave, Cornershop
Wednesday 13th May 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Live
only a five minute show due to football so unlikely to have a musical guest
BBC2 Home Front 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Martin Fry
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Elastica
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Tricky, Chrissie Hynde, Tony Mortimer
Live – Shed Seven, Silver Bullet
C5 The Pepsi Show
Cornershop, Wyclef
Thursday 14th May 1998
BBC1 The Ben Elton Show
Sinead O’Connor
Friday 15th May 1998
BBC / ITV etc News
Reports about the death of Frank Sinatra
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
All Saints – Lady Marmalade
The Corrs – Dreams
Simply Red – Say You Love Me
LeAnn Rimes – How Do I Live (repeat 8th May 1998)
Cleopatra – Life Ain’t Easy
Wycliffe Jean – Gone Till November (live)
Adam Garcia – Night Fever
Aqua – Turn Back Time (and end credits)
BBC1 Frank Sinatra 1915 – 1998 10:20 – 11:50 pm (the BBC/A&E special)
BBC1 Frank Sinatra Night of Nights (London 1970)
BBC2 Later
Smashing Pumpkins, Simply Red, Tricky & PJ Harvey, Sizzla, Leon Russell
C4 TFI Friday
Babybird
Pure Essence
Rod Stewart
The Audience -
Saturday 16th May 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
content unknown
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV An Audience with Elton John (repeat)
Sunday 17th May 1998
BBC1 Fully Booked
The Corrs
BBC2 TX: Donald Cammell – The Ultimate Performance 10:20 – 11:30 pm
with Mick Jagger
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Extreme
ITV ITV At The Phoenix Festival 1997 (repeat)
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Faith No More, The Charlatans
C5 Kirsty Young interviews Gloria Estefan 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Monday 18th May 1998
ITV The Freddie Starr Show
George Benson
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
Erasure
Tuesday 19th May 1998
BBC1 News
Ash in Belfast concert
BBC2 The O Zone
Gloria Estefan, Kenickie, B*Witched
Wednesday 20th May 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Rod Stewart -
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Boy George, Laverne (from Kenicke), Tony Wilson
Live – Faithless, Gomez, Natalie Imbruglia (cancelled)
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 22nd May 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Five repeats shown this week
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
The Mavericks – Dance The Night Away (1st May 1998)
Steps – Last Thing On My Mind (1st May 1998)
Imaani – Where Are You? (8th May 1998)
Bus Stop & Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
Lutricia McNeil – Stranded
The Tamaperer featuring Maya – Feel It (24th April 1998)
Shed Seven – The Heroes (live)
All Saints – Under The Bridge number one (repeat) (8th May 1998)
BBC2 Later
Tori Amos, Jesus & Mary Chain, Ultra Sound, Ultra Nate
C4 TFI Friday
Silver Sun, Smashing Pumpkins, Spiritualised
Saturday 23rd May 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
content unknown
BBC1 National Lottery Big Ticket
Gloria Estefan
Sunday 24th May 1998
BBC2 The O Zone 12:45 – 1:00 pm
content unknown
BBC1 The Verve Live 11:00 – 11:45 pm
Live at The Haigh Hall, Wigan
ITV In The Presence Of Julian Clary 10:15 – 11:15 pm
Gary Barlow
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: The Cranberries
Monday 25th May 1998 Bank Holiday
BBC1 The Mega Tastic Comic Relief Red Nose Awards
Boyzone, Five, All Saints
ITV The World Music Awards 1998 10:50 pm – 12:50 am
Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, All Saints, Backstreet Boys
Tuesday 26th May 1998
BBC2 The O Zone Special
content unknown
C4 Collectors’ Lot
Rick Wakeman
Wednesday 28th May 1998
BBC1 The Spice Girls on The National Lottery Draw 8:00 – 8:30pm
Four of the group turn up, leading to speculation that Geri Halliwell has left, the excuse given is that she is unwell
BBC1 Film 98
Mick Jagger talks about movie Enigma
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Tommy Scott (Space), DJ Rap, Jonathan King
Live – Super Furry Animals, 4 Hero
C5 The Pepsi Show
Natalie Imbruglia
Friday 29th May 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
The Corrs – Dreams (repeat 15th May 1998)
Bus Stop & Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
Beverley Knight – Make It Back
Robyn – Do You Really Want Me
NYCC – Fight For Your Right
The Mavericks – Dancing The Night Away (repeat 1st May 1998)
Lutricia McNeil -
The Tamperer featuring Maya – Feel It number one (repeat 24th April 1998)
BBC2 The Best Of Glastonbury 97 11:45 pm – 1:00 am
ITN News
The Spice Girls split with Geri Halliwell
ITV Bryan Adams – Waking Up The World (repeat)
C4 Collectors’ Lot
Rick Wakeman
C4 TFI Friday
James, Del Amitri, Electstacy
C4 Portishead – To Kill A Dead Man (repeat)
Saturday 30th May 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
content unknown
BBC1 The Bee Gees One Night Only 11:00 pm – 12:00 am
With Celine Dion
BBC2 Arena: Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Dream (repeat) 2:55 – 4:05 pm
LWT An Audience With Rod Stewart 9:00 – 10:00 pm
The Corrs, Kenny Jones, Ron Wood, Emma Bunton (Baby Spice)
Sunday 31st May 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked 9:30 – 12:00 pm
Imajin, Kenickie
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Midge Ure
Monday 1st June 1998
Granada This Morning
The Spice Girls interview. This pre-
Wednesday 3rd June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Jarvis Cocker, Bernard Sumner, Keith Flint (Prodigy)
Live – Portishead, N’De Davenport
Carlton Des O’Connor World Cup Party 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Elton John, All Saints
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
LNN News
Art Garfunkel meets Cystic Fibrosis sufferers
Thursday 4th June 1998
BBC1 The Ben Elton Show
Suggs – Blackberry Way
Friday 5th June 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
Natalie Imbruglia – Wishing I Was There
Boyzone – All That I Need (repeat 8th May 1998)
Super Furry Animals – Ice Hockey Hair
Mousse T – Horny
The Spice Girls – Viva Forever (recorded weeks before the split and wasn’t meant to be shown until July)
Gloria Estefan – Heaven’s What I Feel
N Tyce – Boom Boom
B*Witched (with Bobby Valentino) – C’est La Vie number one (and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday
The Death Threat edition. Host Chris Evans after receiving threats from a member of the public had increased security at the show
The Lightning Seeds / Three Lions '98, Garbage, Janet Jackson, Pulp, Billie Myers
C4 Cover Girl make up advert
Ziggy Marley
Saturday 6th June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Big Ticket
Del Amitri
Sunday 6th June 1998
LWT The South Bank Show: The Bee Gees (repeat) 10:45 – 11:45 pm
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Jon Bon Jovi
Monday 8th June 1998
BBC1 / ITN etc News
The Rolling Stones UK shows cancellation, Linda McCartney service
Tuesday 9th June 1998
BBC2 Disaster
Music by Boo Hewerdine, Neil MacColl
BBC2 The O Zone: Back To Skool (rap special)
ITN News
Luciano Pavarotti with The Spice Girls in Modina
C4 Portishead 1:55 – 2:45 am
Live in New York
C4 Tool Time
Al Jackson (country singer)
Wednesday 10th June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Lionel Richie, Des’ree
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Finley Quaye, Sinead O’Connor (biting toenails), Ian Brodie
Live – Embrace, 16B
C5 The Pepsi Show
Des'Ree
Friday 12th June 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Mousse T – Horny
Lutricia McNeil – Stranded (repeat 22nd May 1998)
Shania Twain – When
Alexa – Gimme Love
Del Amitri – Don’t Come Home Too Soon
Mariah Carey – My All
England United (including all five Spice Girls) – How Does It Feel?
B*Witched – C’est La Vie number one (and end credits)
C4 TFI Friday
Hanson, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler
Saturday 13th June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Big Ticket
Chris Rea
Sunday 14th June 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Will Mellor
Wednesday 17th June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
All Saints, The Lighthouse Family, Matthew Marsden, 5ive
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Brian (Placebo), James Brown (GQ magazine), Huey (Fun Lovin’ Criminals)
Live – Chips
Thursday 18th June 1998
C4 Dr John Special 11:30 pm – 12:15 am
with Paul Weller, Supergrass, Primal Scream, Spiritualised
Friday 19th June 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:00 – 7:30 pm
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Five – Got The Feeling
Pulp – A Little Soul
Des’ree – Life
Silver Sun – Too Little Too Much Too Late
Ian Brown – Can’t See Me
Dario G – Carnival de Paris
Fat Les – Vindaloo (Censored for a woman’s boob popping out on stage, but not censored for the poor woman in the front row of the audience who also pops out. The troupe, including a young Lily Allen, march from the EastEnders' set into the TOTP studio)
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions 98 number one (and end credits)
BBC2 Newsnight
Record industry article with Edwyn Collins
C4 TFI Friday
P P Arnold
Eagle Eye Cherry
Matchbox 20
Black Sabbath (cancelled due to illness)
Saturday 20th June 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
911
BBC1 National Lottery Big Ticket
Lighthouse Family
BBC1 World Cup Grandstand: Belgium Vs Mexico
Robbie Williams pre-
ITV Fantasy World Cup
John Lydon (was sent off after allegedly attacking a woman producer)
Sunday 21st June 1998
BBC1 Stars And Pa’s
Bob Geldof and his father
BBC2 Fully Booked
Five
ITV ITV At The Reading Festival 97 (repeat)
Monday 22nd June 1998
ITV Fantasy World Cup
Noel Gallagher, Ian Broudie
ITV Pulp – Feeling Called Live (Brixton Academy 96)
C4 Miami Spice 6:00 – 6:30 pm
Interviewed by Andi Peters
Wednesday 24th June 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
Space -
Thursday 25th June 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Back to Thursday due to World Cup football
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Fat Les – Vindaloo (repeat 19th June 1998)
Tina Arena – Whistle Down the Wind (live vocal)
Imajin – Shorty (live vocals)
Dana International – Diva (live vocal)
Karen Ramirez – Looking For Home (live vocal)
Lighthouse Family – Lost In Space
B*Witched – C’est La Vie
Lionel Richie – Closest Thing To Heaven
Chart 20 -
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions '98 number one (repeat 19th June 1998 and end credits)
ITV Not Fade Away: Francis Rossi 2:30 – 3:20 am
Friday 26th June 1998
BBC2 Glastonbury 9:00 – 9:30 pm
Finley Quaye, The Lightning Seeds
BBC2 Glastonbury 11:15 pm – end
Catatonia, Taj Mahal, Asian Dub Foundation, Embrace, Ultrasound, Bim Sherman, James, Portishead, Cornershop
C4 TFI Friday
Mick Hucknall, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Stereophonics, Ringo Starr, Olivia Newton-
Saturday 27th June 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Another Level
BBC2 Glastonbury 98 10:55 am – 12:00 pm
The best of the first day
BBC2 Glastonbury 98 11:35 pm – 2:05 am
Blue, Underworld, Placebo, Roni Size, Mansun etc
Sunday 28th June 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
911, Another Level, Sprinkler
BBC2 Glastonbury 98
Pulp, Spiritualised, Dr John, Bently Rhythm Ace
Wednesday 1st July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
BBC1 Diana, Princess of Wales Tribute Concert 9:30 – 11:05 pm
Cliff Richard, Chris de Burgh
C5 Fame And Fortune: Ozzy Osbourne 8:30 –9:00 pm
Friday 3rd July 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:00 – 7:30 pm
cancelled at the scheduled time slot due to Wimbledon (Tim Henman Vs Pete Sampras), shown at 11:05 – 11:35 pm
Hosted by Kate Thornton
Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
Hanson – Thinking of You
Space – Being Again
911 – How Do You Want Me
Ultra – Say It Once
The Beastie Boys – Intergalactic (promo clip)
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions 98 (repeat 19th June 1998 and Glastonbury clip and end credits)
Saturday 4th July 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Kavana
Tuesday 7th July 1998
BBC2 The O Zone 7:10 – 7:30 pm
Beastie Boys special
Wednesday 8th July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 10th July 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Zoe Ball
B*witched – C’est la Vie
Mathew Marsden – The Heart’s Lone Desire
Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You ’98
Karen Ramirez – Looking For Love
Destiny’s Child – With Me
Mansun – Legacy
Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight
Billie – Because We Want To number one (and end credits)
C4 South Park 11:40 pm – 12:10 am (first episode)
Cartman Gets An Anal Probe, regular voice: Isaac Hayes as the chef
Saturday 11th July 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Billie Piper, Peter Andre
BBC1 National Lottery Big Ticket
The Mavericks
BBC2 Monster Night: Monster Goodbye
John Cooper-
C4 Naked Nashville 8:00 – 9:00 pm first of three
Mindy McReady, Reba McIntrye, Tammy Wynette
Sunday 12th July 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Peter Andre
C4 Frank Sinatra
The Rat Pack Captured 4:15 – 6:00 pm
A Man And His Music 8:40 – 9:45 pm
Tuesday 14th July 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Peter Andre
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Elastica
Wednesday 15th July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Ringo Starr -
ITV Pepsi ad with Boyzone
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 17th July 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Billie – Because We Want To
Celine Dion & The Bee Gees – Immortality
Pras Michael featuring ODB and MYA – Ghetto Superstar (live)
Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight (acoustic)
Five – Got The Feeling (repeat 19th June 1998)
Mousse T – Horny (repeat 12th June 1998) (why this appeared again after several weeks of chart descent is unknown)
Garbage – I Think I’m Paranoid
Another Level – Freak Me number one (and end credits)
C4 King Of the Hill
Tammy Wynette, Ani DiFranco
Saturday 18th July 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Peter Andre
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
Mindy McCeady
C4 Naked Nashville: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Keith Harling, Dale Watson, Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw
Sunday 19th July 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
The Supernaturals
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Michael Bolton
ITV ITV At The Reading Festival (repeat)
C4 Naked Nashville: Hillbilly Hollywood 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Harlan Howard, Matraca Berg
Tuesday 21st July 1998
BBC1 News
Paul McCartney’s Liverpool house
BBC2 The O Zone
Soap, Chemikal Underground
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Def Leppard
Wednesday 22nd July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Catatonia
BBC2 Birthplace Of The Beatles 8:00 – 8:30 pm
Mike McCartney
Carlton Party In the Park 11:10 pm – 12:10 am
All Saints, Tom Jones etc
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 23rd July 1998
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat of third series)
Friday 24th July 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Pras Michael featuring ODB and MYA – Ghetto Superstar (repeat 17th July 1998)
Ultra Nate – New Kind Of Medicine
Peter Andre – Kiss the Girl
Echobeatz – Mas Que Nada
Another Level – Freak Me
Billie Myers – Tell Me
Ace of Bass – Life Is A Flower
Jamiroquai – Deeper Underground number one (and end credits)
Saturday 25th July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
Ace of Bass
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Contents unknown
BBC2 Windrush Gala Concert 9:30-
Roachford, Grace Jones, Roland Gift, Desmond Dekker, Prince Buster, Heather Small, Mica Paris, Courtney Pine, Roni Size, Shola Ama, Omar, Mighty Sparrow, Caron Wheeler
C5 The Mag Oasis special 12:00 – 1:50 pm
Sunday 26th July 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Pure Essence, Baby Bumps, Truce
BBC2 The O Zone
Backstreet Boys special (repeat)
C5 The Mag 12:00 – 1:05 pm
Oasis Special part two
Monday 28th July 1998
BBC1 Ballad In Blue Ray Charles movie
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Sheryl Crow
Wednesday 29th July 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Sweetbox, Tanita Tikaram -
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 30th July 1998
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat)
BBC2 The Simpsons: Whacking Day
Barry White
Friday 31st July 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Five – Got The Feelin’
Pras Michael Pras Michael featuring ODB and MYA – Ghetto Superstar (repeat 17th July 1998)
Love Station – Teardrops
The Supernaturals – I Wasn’t Built To Get Up
Charli Baltimore – Money
Catatonia – Strange Glue
Will Smith – Just The Two Of Us (via satellite in USA)
The Spice Girls – greeting, Viva Forever (via satellite in Chicago and credits)
Saturday 1st August 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Brandy, Kavana
BBC1 National Lottery Draw On Tour
Boyzone
ITV Mashed 9:25 – 11:00 am
Juice
Sunday 2nd August 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Boyzone, Hinda Hicks, Juice
BBC2 Midsummer Jazz 12:01 – 1:45 am
Incl. B B King in Finland
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Slash
ITV ITV at the Belfort Festival 2:30 – 3:30 am
Babybird, Nenah Cherry, Smashing Pumpkins
Tuesday 4th August 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
The Spice Girls in Detroit, Rocket From the Crypt
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Meat Loaf
Wednesday 5th August 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Del Amitri
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
The Corrs
C5 The Pepsi Show
Leo Sayer, Groove Generation
Thursday 6th August 1998
BBC2 The Simpsons: Marge In Chains
David Crosby
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 29th September 1997)
ITV Sky Sports advert with Mick Hucknall “The Air That I Breathe”
The following month Sky Sports owner BskyB offer £620 million to buy Manchester United FC. Appalled by what he sees as a threat to his team Hucknall together with Ted Turner put another offer to the team of £700 million, so the cash Sky Sports gave Hucknell for the ad is used against them in a rival bid
Friday 7th August 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 7:30 – 7:55 pm
Hosted by Jo Whiley
Ace Of Bass – Life Is A Flower (repeat 24th July 1998)
Lucid – I Can’t Help Myself (singer is wearing a straightjacket)
Brandy & Monica – greetings in studio, The Boy Is Mine (promo clip)
Baby Bumps – Burning
Puff Daddy – greeting from USA, Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page – Come With Me (promo clip)
Apollo 440 – Lost In Space (live)
The Spice Girls – Viva Forever (repeat 31st July 1998)
C4 Holston Pils advert with Alvin Stardust
Saturday 8th August 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Contents unknown
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
Simply Red
Steps
ITV Diggit 7:10 – 9:25 am
Kavana
ITV Mashed
Cleopatra
Sunday 9th August 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Shed Seven, Cleopatra, Kinane
ITV Holy Smoke!
Asian Dub Foundation
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Joan Armatrading
ITV ITV at the Belfort Festival
Radiohead
Tuesday 11th August 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: The Corrs
C4 Planet Pop (a part of The Bigger Breakfast)
Wednesday 12th August 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Morchheba
ITV / C4 Holsten Pils ad with The Fast Show’s The Unpronounceables
Includes reference to Captain Beefheart “fast and bulbous”
C5 The Pepsi Show (pushed back to 11:35 pm – 12:05 am for one week only)
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Simply Red
Thursday 13th August 1998
BBC2 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (repeat 13-
Friday 14th August 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
edition 1797 on the countdown clock
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Apollo 440 – Lost In Space (repeat 7th August 1998)
Hinda Hicks – I Want To Be Your Lady
Sash & Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times
Solid Harmonie – I Wanna Love You
Placebo – Pure Morning
Will Smith – Just The Two Of Us (repeat 31st July 1998)
Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Love Unlimited (live)
Chart 20 -
Jim Steinman & Andrew Lloyd-
Boyzone – No Matter What (live vocals, over end credits) number one
Saturday 15th August 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Cleopatra
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
The Corrs
ITV Diggit
Cleopatra, Boyzone
Sunday 16th August 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Steps, Truce
Tuesday 18th August 1998
BBC2 Grace Under Fire: Road To Nowhere
Earth Wind & Fire
C4 This Wonderful Life 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow
Wednesday 19th August 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
5ive
BBC2 Edinburgh Nights with Mark Lamarr
Roddy Frame
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 21st August 1998
BBC2 Top Of The Pops 6:55 – 7:30 pm
switched to BBC2 due to Athletics
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Simply Red – The Air That I Breathe (live)
Sweetbox – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Cleopatra – I Want You Back
Savage Garden – To The Moon And Back
Babybird – If You’ll Be Mine
Sash featuring Tina Cousins – Mysterious Tears
Stardust – Music Sounds Better (special TOTP clip)
Boyzone – No Matter What number one (and end credits)
BBC2 Spice Girls – after Geri, an O Zone Special 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Interviewed in Detroit
Saturday 22nd August 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
Louise, Steps, Five
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
Suggs, 911
ITV Mashed
Steps
Sunday 23rd August 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Shed Seven, The Paper Dolls, Electstacy, De Ryus
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: The Cardigans
C5 Kirsty Young Interviews: Mick Hucknall 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Monday 24th August 1998
ITN News At Ten
John Lennon’s sister
C4 The Big Breakfast
Five, B*Witched, Billie
Monday 24th August 1998
ITV The Bones Say UB40 Live
Pretoria, South Africa
Tuesday 25th August 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Manic Street Preachers, Honeyz
GMTV
The Corrs
C4 Planet Pop
Contents unknown
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Depeche Mode
Wednesday 26th August 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Billy Crawford
BBC2 Edinburgh Nights
Asian Dub Foundation
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 27th August 1998
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat) 20-
C4 The Big Breakfast
Sheryl Crow, B*Witched
Friday 28th August 1998
BBC2 Top Of The Pops 6:50 – 7:30 pm
switched to BBC2 due to football
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Sweetbox – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (repeat 21st August 1998)
Kavana – Special Kind Of Something
Alda – Real Good Time
The Spice Girls – Viva Forever (repeat 31st July 1998)
The Foo Fighters – Walking After You (Dave Grohl wearing white contact lenses)
The Corrs – What Can I Do
Sheryl Crow – My Favourite Mistake
Robbie Williams – Millennium, Man Machine (live)
Boyzone – No Matter What (live and end credits)
BBC2 Edinburgh Nights
Siouxsie Sioux
Saturday 29th August 1998
BBC1 The Pop Zone
B*Witched
BBC1 National Lottery On Tour
Culture Club, B*Witched
BBC2 Soul Night
8:10 – intro
8:15 – 9:00 pm Soul Of Soul documentary includes Quincy Jones, Paul Young
9:00 – 9:40 pm Michael Jackson at 40 documentary
9:40 – 10:05 Soul at the Beeb: Soul Queens includes Erykah Badu, Randy Crawford, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield
10:05 – 10:35 pm Roots, Toots & Suits black clothes style and culture
10:35 – 11:00 pm Soul Weekender documentary about Caister weekender
11:30 – 11:55 pm Soul at the Beeb: Soul Men includes Al Green, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross
11:55 pm – 12:40 am Otis and Friends Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T & The MGs live in Oslo 1966, Otis Redding at Monterey 1967
12:40 – 1:10 Lynden David-
1:10 – 2:40 am CB4 movie
ITV SM:TV Live 9:25 – 10:40 am (first edition)
content unknown
ITV CD:UK 10:40 – 11:40 am (first edition)
content unknown
ITV Not Fade Away (repeat)
Cathy Dennis
C4 The Monkees: Royal Flush
C4 Hey, Hey We’re The Monkees 9:00 – 10:00 pm (edited version of Rhino documentary)
C4 Art House: Daydream Believers 11:05 pm – 12:05 am
Five people who auditioned for The Monkees including Rodney Bingenheimer, Bryan McLean of Love
C4 Theramin: An Electronic Odyssey (repeat)
Sunday 30th August 1998
BBC1 An Evening With Michael Ball & Friends 10:50 – 11:35 pm
Ronan Keating
BBC2 Fully Booked
Five
BBC2 Spice Girls – After Geri, an O Zone Special R
Monday 31st August 1998 Bank Holiday
C4 Music Journeys: Ken Russell in Search of the English Folk Song 11:40 pm – 12:45 am
Fairport Convention, Eliza Cathy, Donovan, Osibisa
Tuesday 1st September 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
content unknown
C4 The Big Breakfast
Another Level
C4 Planet Pop
content unknown
Wednesday 2nd September 1998
BBC1 All Saints at the National Lottery Draw 8:40 – 9:00 pm
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 3rd September 1998
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat 27-
Friday 4th September 1998
C4 TFI Friday 6:00 – 7:00 & late night repeat (first in new series)
Robbie Williams
Garbage
Manic Street Preachers
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
The 1800th show
Hosted by Kate Thornton
Boyzone – No Matter What (repeat)
Steps – One For Sorrow
Mansun – Being A Girl
Honeyz – Finally Found
Faithless – God Is A DJ
The Corrs – What Can I Do
Madonna -
Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This… (and end credits)
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: California Dreamin’ 11:15 pm – 12:05 am
The Mamas & Papas, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Blues Project
BBC2 Later (repeat 1st November 1997)
Saturday 5th September 1998
BBC1 Lenny Goes To Town 7:05 – 7:45 pm (first edition)
Robbie Williams
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
ITV SM:TV
ITV CD:UK
Sunday 6th September 1998
BBC2 Fully Booked
Suggs
ITV The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony part one 10:45 – 11:45 pm
C5 The Mag Special 10:20 – 11:30 am
Bjork Unplugged
Tuesday 8th September 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
B*Witched, Sheryl Crow, Brandy, Courtney Love
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Gavin Friday
Wednesday 9th September 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Dreamworld
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
C4 Jo Whiley 11:25 pm – 12:05 am (first in second series)
Panel -
Live -
Friday 11th September 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Five – Everybody Get Up
Jennifer Page – Crush (live vocal)
Sheryl Crow – My Favourite Mistake (repeat)
Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This (repeat 4th September 1998) (referred to by host as “top taffy turn”)
Aerosmith -
Hole – Celebrity Skin
Chart 20 -
All Saints – Booty Call number one (and credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus, Bill Bailey (comedian), Chris Moyles, James Broad (Silver Sun), Vic Reeves
ID Parade – two from Pigbag, two from St Winifred’s Girls School Choir
BBC2 Rock Family Trees
Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
BBC2 Later (repeat 8-
ITV GMTV
Connor Reeves
ITV Des O’Connor 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Robbie Williams, The Bee Gees
C4 TFI Friday
Pulp (who apparently threw a moody on the day)
Roddy Frame
PJ Harvey
Danni Minogue
Saturday 12th September 1998
BBC1 Fully Booked
Ultrasound
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
BBC2 TOTP2 5:15 – 6:00 pm (first in new series)
Contents unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
C4 Disco Inferno 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
9:00 – 10:20 pm Disco Top Ten with The Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Odyssey, KC & The Sunshine Band
10:20 – 11:10 pm The Rise And Fall of Studio 54 with Michael Jackson interview c.1978
11:10 pm – 12:45 am Thank God It’s Friday movie widescreen
12:45 – 12:55 am The Disco Inferno Phone-
12:55 – 2:00 am Party Monster documentary about club owner Angel Melendez
Sunday 13th September 1998
ITV The Beach Boys – Endless Harmony part two 10:50 – 11:50 pm
C5 The Mag Special: Oasis Unplugged 12:00 – 1:10 pm
Monday 14th September 1998
BBC1 Omnibus: Alan McGee – the Man who Discovered Oasis 10:40 – 11:35 pm
With Jim Reid, Malcolm McLaren
Tuesday 15th September 1998
Anglia Away With Words 7:30 – 8:00 pm (first edition)
With Neil Innes
ITV Supply And Demand 9:00 – 10:00 pm Golden Goose: part one
Martin Kemp
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: The Foo Fighters
C4 News
Roger Taylor (Queen) in Manchester United FC bid
Wednesday 16th September 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 The Mercury Music Prize
Gomez (winners), 4 Hero, Eliza Carthy, Asian Dub Foundation, Pulp
Live clips from other sources – The Verve, Robbie Williams, Massive Attack, Catatonia, Cornershop
ITV GMTV
Neil Sedaka
ITV Mad For It 4:40 – 5:10 pm
B*Witched
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Lemmy, Siouxsie Sioux, Saffron (Republica)
Live –
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 18th September 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Kate Thornton
All Saints – Booty Call (repeat 11th September 1998)
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (live in concert via satellite from Detroit)
Pulp – Party Hard
Alisha’s Attic – The Incidentals (live)
Honeyz – Finally Found
Boyzone – No Matter What (repeat)
Steps – One For Sorrow (repeat)
Robbie Williams – Millennium number one (he and the band are wearing dresses)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus, Bez, Bob Mills (comedian), Tony Wright, Glen Gregory
ID Parade – Bardot, James Warren (The Korgis)
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: The Mersey Sound 11:15 pm – 12:05 am
Gerry Marsden, Tony Jackson, etc
BBC2 Later (repeat) 15-
ITV GMTV
Connor Reeves
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
The Beautiful South
C4 TFI Friday
Dolly Parton, Chris Isaak, Boy George & Culture Club
Saturday 19th September 1998
BBC1 Fully Booked 8:30 – 11:00 am
B*Witched, Billie, Republica
BBC1 Dolly Parton at the National Lottery Draw 7:40 – 8:05 pm
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
this late night showing includes T Spoon – Sex On The Beach which was considered too risqué for the early evening showing
BBC2 TOTP2 5:15 – 6:00 pm
The Bee Gees live set at TOTP studios
BBC2 The Mercury Music Prize (repeat)
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
C4 Liberty! The American War Of Independence 7:00 – 8:00 pm
James Taylor
Sunday 20th September 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: East 17
Monday 21st September 1998
BBC1 The Commonwealth Games
Closing ceremony with The Corrs – Dreams
ITV This Morning
Boy George, Billie
C4 The Big Breakfast
Billy Crawford
Tuesday 22nd September 1998
Anglia Away With Words
Neil Innes
Wednesday 23rd September 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Dreamworld 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Possibly no musical guests
BBC2 Close Up 9:30 – 10:20 pm
Manic Street Preachers
ITV Mad For It
Billie
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Shaznay Lewis, Mel B,
Live –
C4 News
Lilith Fair in London with Sinead O’Connor, Beth Orton
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 25th September 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Jennifer Page – Crush (repeat 11th September 1998)
Lutricia McNeil – Someone Loves You Honey (live vocal)
The Divine Comedy – Generation Sex
Aerosmith – greetings – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (repeat 18th September 1998)
Deetah – Relax
The Eels – Last Stop: This Town (live)
P J Harvey – A Perfect Day Elise
Chart 20 -
Mel B featuring Missy Elliott – I Want You Back (and end credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus, Tom Robinson, Keith Chegwin, Neil Hannon, possibly Lauren Laverne (Kenickie) (Natalie Appleton of All Saints cancelled)
ID Parade – members of The Flying Lizards, The Vapours
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: Banshees and Other Creatures
Siouxsie & The Banshees, John Lydon, Adam & The Ants, The Slits
BBC2 Later (repeat) 22-
ITV Des O’Connor
Dolly Parton
C4 TFI Friday
The Beautiful South
Fastball
Bryan Adams
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
C4 Bring On The Night Sting movie
Saturday 26th September 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking 9:15 am – 12:10 pm (first in new series)
Hosted by Zoe Ball, Jamie Theakston
All Saints, Boyzone, B Witched, Mel B
BBC2 TOTP 2
Mindy McCready – Oh Romeo TOTP July 1998 (previously unseen)
BBC1 Gloria Estefan at the National Lottery Draw
Bryan Adams
BBC1 Lenny Goes To Town
911
BBC2 Country Music Awards 8:55 – 10:30 pm
UK Hosted by Jools Holland, Trish Yearwood, Reba McEntire
Hosted by Vince Gill
Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rymes, George Strait and Faith Hill
BBC2 The Mavericks In Concert 11:00 – 11:50 pm
Royal Albert Hall
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
Sunday 27th September 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Suede
Monday 28th September 1998
BBC1 Omnibus: Cat People
With Marianne Faithfull
BBC2 The Simpsons: Rosebud
with The Ramones – Happy Birthday Mr Burns
Tuesday 29th September 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Blur
Wednesday 30th September 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Mad For It
4 The Cause
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel – Jay K, Bjork, Karl Hyde (Underworld)
Live – Cypress Hill
C5 The Pepsi Show
Thursday 1st October 1998
ITV GMTV Phil Collins
ITV Phil Collins – Live By Request 10:40 – 11:40 pm
Live in New York with requests from the UK
Friday 2nd October 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Steps – One For Sorrow (repeat)
The Beautiful South – Perfect 10
Fastball – The Way (live)
Republica – From Rush Hour With Love (live)
Sarah McLachlan – Adia (live)
Ash – Jesus Says (live)
Savage Garden – The Moon and Back
B*Witched – Rollercoaster (number one and end credits)
BBC2 Electric Circus 7:15 – 7:30 pm (first in new series)
content unknown
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus, Sophie Ellis-
No ID parade
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: The Prog Rock Years 11:15 – pm – 12:05 am
Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson, Keith Emerson
BBC2 Later (repeat 29-
ITV Des O’Connor
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
C4 TFI Friday
Cliff Richard, Dave Stewart (with Sinead O’Connor, Natalie Imbruglia and Kylie Minogue), The Cardigans
Saturday 3rd October 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
911, Natalie Imbruglia
BBC1 National Lottery Draw Presented by Boy George
Culture Club
BBC1 Lenny Goes To Town
Ruby Turner
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
Sunday 4th October 1998
BBC1 The Heaven And Earth Show 9:30 – 10:30 pm
Cliff Richard in Bulgaria
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Dina Carroll
Tuesday 6th October 1998
ITV A Little Bit of Elvis with Frank Skinner 10:40 –11:40 pm
The Jordanaires, Scotty Moore
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Ash
Wednesday 7th October 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Mad For It
Another Level
LNN News
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings article
C4 Jo Whiley
Panel: Shaun Ryder, Huey (Fun Lovin’ Criminals), Sister Bliss (Faith No More)
Live – The Orb
C5 The Pepsi Show
Placebo, U2
Friday 9th October 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Kate Thornton
Ace of Bass – Cruel Summer
Billie – Girlfriend (via satellite on a beach on the Riviera)
Bryan Adams – On A Day Like Today
Brandy & Ma$e – On Top Of The World
4 The Cause – Stand By Me
UB40 – Come Back Darling
B*Withced – Rollercoaster number one (and end credits)
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus, Matthew Marsden, Mani (Primal Scream), Jo Brand, Jah Wobble, Tommy Scott (Space) not on
ID parade – Lamahl, Jean Pierre Baptist (Ottowan)
BBC2 Electric Circus
PM Dawn
BBC2 Rock Family Trees: And God Created Manchester
New Order, Buzzcocks, Happy Mondays
BBC2 Later (repeat 6th December 1997)
ITV The Zig & Zag Show
2 Unlimited
ITV Des O’Connor
Cliff Richard, Shania Twain
C4 TFI Friday
The Supernaturals, Roger Taylor (Queen), The Beautiful South (with member of the show’s staff)
Saturday 10th October 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
PM Dawn
BBC1 Lenny Goes To Town
Simply Red
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
BBC2 Blue Peter Night
Incl Jimmy Sommerville, Elton John
BBC2 The Corrs In Concert 4:15 – 5:15 pm (revised repeat)
BBC2 TOTP 2
Contents unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
ITV Not Fade Away Paul Young (repeat)
Monday 12th October 1998
BBC1 Omnibus: Billy Fury – Halfway To Paradise 10:40 – 11:35 pm
Ian Dury, Marty Wilde, Joe Brown
BBC1 Divas Live 11:35 pm – 12:30 am
Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain
BBC1 Here And Now
Robbie Williams in campaign against polio in Sri Lanka part one
BBC2 The Simpsons:
With James Brown
Tuesday 13th October 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Bjork, The Beastie Boys
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Inxs
Anglia Away With Words
Neil Innes
Wednesday 14th October 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
BBC1 Smith & Jones 10:00 – 10:30 pm
Brian May
ITV GMTV Cliff Richard interview in Portugal
ITV This Morning
Shania Twain
C4 Sex Bomb: Virgins 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Simon Dupree interview
C5 The Pepsi Show 12:20 – 12:50 am
Natalie Imbruglia
Thursday 15th October 1998
ITV This Morning
Lloyd Cole
C4 The 1998 Mobo Awards 10:30 pm – 12:15 am
Royal Albert Hall
Hosted by Mel B
All Saints, Puff Daddy, Mica Paris, Pras Michel, Glamma Kid, Des’ree, Another Level, Phoebe One, Adam F
Friday 16th October 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
B*Witched – Rollercoaster (repeat)
911 – More Than A Woman (via satellite on a beach on the Riviera)
Garbage – Special (repeat)
The Cardigans – My Favourite Game
Mansun – The First Night
Natalie Imbruglia – Smoke
Fatboy Slim – greeting , Gangster Trippin’ (promo clip)
Billie – Girlfriend (via satellite and end credits)
BBC2 Electric Circus
The Mobo Awards
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:30 pm – 21:35 am (first in 12th series)
Manic Street Preachers, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Eels, Beverley Knight, Bjork
BBC2 Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Panel – Hughes, Jupitus,
ITV Des O’Connor Tonight
Tom Jones
ITV ITV at The Fleadh 1:40 – 2:40 am
The Corrs, Shane McGowan, Billy Bragg, Picture House, Anam
GMTV
Cliff Richard
C4 TFI Friday
B B King, Eagle Eye Cherry, Mansun, E17
Saturday 17th October 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Kelly LeRoc, 911
BBC1 Noel’s House Party
Meat Loaf
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Cher -
911
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
Monday 19th October 1998
BBC1 Here And Now
Robbie Williams in campaign against polio in Sri Lanka part two
BBC1 BBC Digital trailer with Cleopatra, Dave Stewart
ITV This Morning
Suzanne Vega
Tuesday 20th October 1998
BBC2 The Artist – He’s The One
Prince Interviewed by Kevin Greening
ITV This Morning
Jools Holland
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
kd lang
Wednesday 21st October 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV This Morning
Shania Twain
ITV Mad For It
Kelly LeRoc
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 23rd October 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
911 – More Than A Woman
Cliff Richard – Can’t Keep This Feeling
Meja – All 'Bout The Money (live)
REM – Michael Stipe greeting, Daysleeper (promo clip)
Billie – Girlfriend
Dru Hill – How Deep Is Your Love
George Michael – Outside (edited promo clip), full version shown in following day repeat
Spacedust – Gym and Tonic number one (and end credits)
Cher and Phil Collins seen backstage
BBC2 Electric Circus
Backstreet Boys
BBC2 Later with Jools Holland
Neil Finn, Hole, Marc Almond, Rufus Wainwright, Red Snapper
ITV Des O’Connor
Des’Ree, Jools Holland, Cher
ITV Des O Connor
Cher, Des’Ree
ITV ITV at the Fleadh
James, The Oysterband, Capercaille, Great Big Sea
C4 TFI Friday
first appearance of the massive heads of U2
Lewis Taylor & Carleen Anderson
All Saints (the Appleton sisters)
Black Crowes
The King
C4 The Last Waltz 1978 movie
Saturday 24th October 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Phil Collins, M People
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Shamrock
BBC2 The Girl Can’t Help It movie
BBC2 TOTP2
Contents unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
ITV Diggit
Cleopatra
C4 Beautiful Strange: a Night for the Artist 11:45 pm – 2:50 am
11:50 pm – The Interview and the Gig (interviewed by Mel B and live in London with Chaka Khan August 1998
1:10 am BST -
1:45 am GMT – Every Shade Of Purple
2:25 am – The Interview (continued)
Sunday 25th October 1998
BBC1 The Heaven And Earth Show 9:30 – 10:30 am
Neil Sedaka
BBC2 The Artist – He’s The One (repeat) 11:50 am – 12:05 pm
C4 Planet Pop 9:40 – 10:00 am (first edition)
News etc
Monday 26th October 1998
C5 The Rosanne Show (chat show) 5:20 – 6:00 pm
Loretta Lynn
Tuesday 27th October 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
E17, Faith Evans
Wednesday 28th October 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Friday 30th October 1998
BBC1 Sir Cliff…..? 9:00 – am
Programme put in at last moment. Cliff endeavours to find why stations won’t play his new single
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Culture Club – I Just Wanna Be Loved
The Beautiful South – Perfect 10 (2nd October 1998)
Lynden David Hall – Sexy Cinderella
The Cardigans – My Favourite Game (repeat 16th October 1998)
U2 – Bono greeting, The Sweetest Thing (promo clip)
Kelly LeRoc – Little Bit Of Lovin’
Alanis Morissette – greeting , Thank U (promo clip)
Cher – Believe number one (and end credits) referred to by host as “no spring chicken, but still a top bird” (Cher has a fringe in this appearance)
Thames Des O’Connor Tonight
Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello (cancelled)
BBC2 Newsnight
Billy Bragg – The Space Race Is Over
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:30 pm – 12:30 am
Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Mike Oldfield, Natalie Merchant, Afghan Whigs, Alvin Youngblood Heart
C4 TFI Friday
Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello, Hootie and The Blowfish, REM, Meat Loaf
REM and Hootie & The Blowfish play one song together, but is not shown on this broadcast
Saturday 31st October 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Christian Fry
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
911, Another Level, (East 17 were scheduled, but 911 replaced them)
BBC1 McCoist and McAulay
Ian Dury
BBC2 TOTP2
BBC2 Storyville: Kurt and Courtney 9:30 – 11:05 pm Censored version due to potential libel issue
BBC2 Don’t Look Back 11:55 pm – 1:40 am Bob Dylan movie
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
Sunday 1st November 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Metallica
Anglia Away With Words
Neil Innes
C4 Planet Pop
Monday 2nd November 1998
C4 Rush: 50 Years of Drugs in Britain 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Charles Shaar Murray, Hank Wangford
Tuesday 3rd November 1998
BBC2 The Q Zone 7:10 – 7:30 pm
The Q Awards O Zone special
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Bryan Adams
Wednesday 4th November 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV GMTV
M People
C5 The Pepsi Show
E17
Thursday 5th November 1998
ITV GMTV
Barry Manilow
ITV Good Morning
E17
Meridian ITV at the Belfort Festival first of three 1:35 – 2:35 am
content unknown
Carlton ITV at the V98 Festival 2.00 -
content unknown
Friday 6th November 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Kate Thornton
Alannis Morrissette – Thank U (live)
Billie – Girlfriend
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (repeat 18th September 1998)
Touch And Go – Would You Go (live)
Pras – Blue Angels
Another Level – Guess I was A Fool
M People – Testify
Cher – Believe (and end credits) Cher has curled hair in this appearance
BBC2 Electric Circus
Seal
BBC2 Later trailer with REM
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:30 pm – 12:30 am
REM live
ITV GMTV
Barry Manilow, Alexander O’Neal
C4 TFI Friday
The Corrs
Alanis Morissette -
The Stereophonics
Simon Le Bon
Thames Des O’Connor
Jools Holland
Saturday 7th November 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
The Corrs, Steps
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 TOTP 2
The Rolling Stones talk about past appearances
REM – Daysleeper new clip
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
LWT An Audience With The Bee Gees 8:55 – 10:30 pm
Celine Dion, Boyzone, Bill Wyman
C4 The Vibe
Alexander O’Neal
Sunday 8th November 1998
C4 Planet Pop
content unknown
Monday 9th November 1998
C4 The Thing Is…Brian Eno (repeat)
Tuesday 10th November 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
M People, The Divine Comedy, Portishead, Yoko Ono, Marilyn Manson
ITV GMTV
Neil Diamond interview
ITV Planet Rock Profiles
John Mellencamp
C4 The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming A Rock Star: Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous (first edition)
10:00 – 10:45 pm
Wednesday 11th November 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV Clive James on TV 10:40 – 11:1 pm
TV pop shows with Lulu, Paul Jones
C5 The Pepsi Show
East 17, The Spice Girls -
Thursday 12th November 1998
ITV ITV at the Belfort Festival
Friday 13th November 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Katy Hill (Blue Peter presenter)
Touch & Go – Would You Go
The Tamperer featuring MYA – If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better
Tatyana Ali – Dreamin’
Eagle Eye Cherry – Falling In Love
Faith Evans – Love Like This
E17 – Each Time
Queen with Wycliff Jean & Pras Michel – Wycliff Jean greeting, Another One Bites The Dust (promo clip)
Cher – Believe number one (repeat and end credits)
BBC2 Later with Jools Holland 11:30 pm – 12:30 am
Placebo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Robbie Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood
BBC2 Electric Circus
Space, Duran Duran, Republica
ITV Friday Night’s All Wright 10:40 – 11:30 pm (first edition)
Paul Weller
C4 TFI Friday
M People, Elecstacy, Seal
Saturday 14th November 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Boyzone, Five
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
BBC2 Lesley Garrett Tonight
Gary Barlow
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
ITV The MTV Europe Music Awards 11:15 pm – 12:45 am
Milan, Italy
REM, Madonna, Robbie Williams, All Saints, Manic Street Preachers, Faithless, George Michael
C4 The Vibe
Steps
Sunday 15th November 1998
Anglia Away With Words
Neil Innes
C4 Planet Pop
Hosted by June Sarpong, Marc Crumpton
content unknown
Tuesday 17th November 1998
BBC1 The Corrs at the Commonwealths 11:45 pm – 12:20 am
Bukit Jalil Main stadium, Kuala Lumpur
BBC2 Larry Sanders
The Butthole Surfers
ITV GMTV
Mariah Carey interview
ITV This Morning
Five
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Presidents of the USA
C4 The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming A Rock Star 2: Creating The Buzz
Wednesday 18th November 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
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ITV This Morning
Space – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
C5 The Pepsi Show
All Saints, 5ive, Steps
C5 Melinda’s Big Night In 10:55 – 11:35 pm
Lynden David Hall
Thursday 19th November 1998
BBC1 Question Time
Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South)
ITV at the Reading Festival 1:35 – 2:35 am
Lemonheads, Republica, Terrorvision, Bush, James
Friday 20th November 1998
BBC1 Children In Need 7:00 pm – 1:55 am
The Spice Girls
BBC2 Top Of The Pops 6:55 – 7:30 pm
moved to BBC2 because of Children In Need
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
East 17 – Each Time (repeat 13th November 1998)
Steps – Tragedy
James (with Robbie Williams on guitar) – Sit Down ‘98
Aerosmith – Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (via satellite, repeat of 18th September 1998?)
Pras – Blue Angels (repeat 6th November 1998)
Robbie Williams – No Regrets (live)
Madonna – Power of Goodbye
The Stereophonics – The Bartender and The Thief (live)
Cher – Believe number one (repeat)
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland
The Beautiful South, Ash, Dr John, Joshua Redman, P J Harvey
ITV Friday Night’s All Wright
Sheryl Crow, All Saints
C4 TFI Friday
Robbie Williams
Sheryl Crow
Space
Del Amitri
Saturday 21st November 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
All Saints, Robbie Williams
BBC1 Jim Davidson’s Generation Game 5:55 – 6:55 pm
Status Quo
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Bette Midler
BBC2 TOTP2
Alanis Morrissette – Hand In My Pocket new clip
Shania Twain – new clip
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
Saturday 22nd November 1998
C4 Planet Pop
Contents unknown
Monday 23rd November 1998
ITV This Morning
Brandy
Tuesday 24th November 1998
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: David Bowie
C4 The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming A Rock Star 3: The A&R Men Cometh
Wednesday 25th November 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
ITV This Morning
Space
C5 The Pepsi Show
Karen Ramirez
Thursday 26th November 1998
ITV ITV at the Reading Festival
Lemonheads, Republica, Terrorvision, James, Bush
Carlton Videotech
Friday 27th November 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
Steps – Heartbeat
The Corrs – So Young (live)
Vengaboys – Up and Down
Celine Dion & R Kelly – I’m Your Angel (R Kelly only appeared on the video screen from the promo clip)
Sash featuring Shannon – Move Mania
Ruff Driverz – Dreaming
Five – Until the Time Is Through
Cher – Believe number one (repeat and end credits)
BBC2 Electric Circus
Boyzone, Sheryl Crow
BBC2 Clublife ’98 12:10 – 1:40 am
A look at the UK club scene. Hosted by Pete Tong, with interviews with Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack
ITV Friday Night’s All Wright
Another Level, Mick Hucknall, The King
C4 TFI Friday
Duran Duran cancelled
Manic Street Preachers -
New Order -
Robbie Williams -
Saturday 28th November 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Aqua, Alisha’s Attic
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
UB40, The Honeyz
ITV SM:TV
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ITV CD:UK
content unknown
C4 Stephen Fry’s Live from the Lighthouse 9:00 pm – 12:25 am
Elton John
All Saints (three piece only)
Sunday 29th November 1998
C4 Planet Pop
content unknown
Monday 30th November 1998
BBC1 This Is Your Life: Rick Wakeman 7:00 -
with members of Yes, Strawbs
ITV This Morning
UB40
Tuesday 1st December 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
B*Witched, Mariah Carey, Boyzone
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Sting
C4 The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming A Rock Star 4: Sign On the Line
Chrissie Hynde, Noel Gallagher, Jay Kay
Wednesday 2nd December 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
content unknown
ITV This Morning
B*Withched
ITV Men For Sale 9:00 – 10:00 pm
The biggest recorded drop in audience figures yet recorded. The broadcast began with nearly 15 million, but dropped to about 4 million by the end of the show
911
C5 Melinda’s Big Night In 11:05 – 11:45 pm
Space, Alexander O’Neal
C5 The Pepsi Show
Boyzone
Thursday 3rd December 1998
BBC2 Beat Route
Jools Holland visits Seville
ITV ITV at the Reading Festival
content unknown
ITN News
Cliff Richard 40th anniversary article
C5 The Jack Docherty Show
River
Friday 4th December 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Kate Thornton
Boyzone -
All Saints -
Vonda Shepard -
Steps -
Faithless -
Madonna -
Will Smith -
Cher -
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland
Herbie Hancock, Lucinda Wiliiams, Culture Club, Asian Dub Foundation, Lucinda Williams, Faithless
ITV Friday Night’s All Wright
Paul Okenfold, Manic Street Preachers
C4 TFI Friday
The Beautiful South
REM -
Simply Red
C4 News
Radiohead in Amnesty show article
Saturday 5th December 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Five, Honeyz, Billie, Mick Hucknall
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Bill Wyman, Bryan Adams & Mel C
BBC1 Parkinson Meets George Michael 9:25 -
A Different Corner, Outside
BBC2 Bruce Springsteen: A Secret History 11:20 pm -
New interview with archive clips from 1973 to date
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
BBC2 TOTP2 4:40 -
content unknown
C4 Planet Pop
content unknown
Monday 7th December 1998
BBC1 This Is Your Life: Sue Johnston
Gerry Marsden
Tuesday 8th December 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Billie, 911, Boy George, Steps, Ultra
ITV GMTV The Corrs (part one of three over next two mornings)
ITV / C4 Gap ad’s with Rufus Wainwright, Everclear, Johnny Mathis
ITV UB40: The Bones Say -
C4 The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Film Star 5: Making Tracks
Fish (Derek Trout), Edward Tudor Pole (Christian)
Wednesday 9th December 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Amazing Luck Stories 8:50 -
Ray Brook (ex The Dions, Mersey band), Billy J Kramer
ITV Mad For It
Billie
C5 The Pepsi Show
Broadcast from Sound Republic, London
Thursday 10th December 1998
BBC1 News
Bruce Springsteen courtcase
BBC2 Beat Route: Cuba
ITV ITV at V98 1:35 -
Space, James, P J Harvey, The Charlatans
Friday 11th December 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jamie Theakston
Jay Z -
Manic Street Preachers -
Bryan Adams & Mel C -
Brandy -
Leanne Rimes -
Emilia -
Robbie Williams -
Cher -
BBC2 Later With Jools Holland 11:35 pm -
The Divine Comedy, Eliott Smith, Ronnie Spector, Massive Attack & Elizabeth Fraser, Blondie, 6 X 7, Roddy Frame
ITV Friday Night's All Wright
Honeyz, Billie
C4 TFI Friday
Posh Spice and Mel B, Silversun, Alisha’s Attic, “John Lennon”
Saturday 12th December 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
Beautiful South
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
The Spice Girls
BBC1 David Cassidy -
Documentary
BBC1 Simply Red -
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
ITV SM:TV 9:25 -
content unknown
ITV CD:UK 11:30 am -
content unknown
ITV The Record of the Year Preview 5:35 -
Twenty suggested singles shortlisted
LWT The Comedy Awards
Louise, Jay Kay
C4 One To One Phone Ad
Chris Evans and John Lennon
Sunday 13th December 1998
BBC1 Poll Winner's Party 3:00 -
Aqua, Boyzone, Catatonia, Five, B*Witched, All Saints (cancelled), Billie, Cleopatra, Steps, 911, Another Level, The Corrs
C4 Planet Pop
content unknown
Tuesday 15th December 1998
BBC2 The O Zone
Review of 1998
GMTV
B*Witched
ITV Planet Rock Profiles: Radiohead
C4 The Young Person's Guide to Becoming A Rock Star 6: Shifting The Units
Wednesday 16th December 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
ITV Mad For It
B*Witched
ITV Find A Fortune 8:00 -
C4 Johnny Meets Madonna 9:00 -
Johnny Vaughan interviews Madonna in London
C4 News
Anti-
C4 Late Lunch
Lulu, Kavana
C5 The Pepsi Show
content unknown
Thursday 17th December 1998
BBC1 Clive Anderson Talks Back
Bjork
BBC2 Beat Route: Beirut
GMTV
Ian Dury and The Blockheads
ITV ITV at V98 1:35 -
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Friday 18th December 1998
BBC1 Top Of The Pops
Hosted by Jayne Middlemiss
The Beautiful South -
The Spice Girls -
Honeyz -
Ace of Base -
Lutricia McNeil -
Billie -
REM -
B*Witched -
BBC2 John Cale 11:30 pm -
BBC2 The Verve Live! 12:30 -
Repeat of Wigan show
ITV Friday Night's All Wright
content unknown
C4 TFI Friday
Robbie Williams
The Corrs
The King
Saturday 19th December 1998
BBC1 Live And Kicking
The Spice Girls, Boyzone
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Touched
BBC2 TOTP2
content unknown
ITV SM:TV
content unknown
ITV CD:UK
content unknown
ITV Diggit
Ultra
ITV An Audience With All Saints 2:30 -
ITV Record Of The Year 6:05 -
ITV Record Of The Year Result 9:00 -
C4 Rock Babylon with Graham Norton 10:30 -
The GTOs, Pamela Des Barres, Shaun Ryder, Siouxsie & Budgie, Cynthia Plastercaster
C4 Lou Reed: Rock N Roll Heart 12:20 -
C5 The Mag 12:00 -
Another Level, 911, Kele LeRoc
Sunday 20th December 1998
BBC1 The Royal Variety Performance At Christmas 8:00 -
B*Witched, Boyzone, Barry Manilow, The Spice Girls
BBC2 Clarkson
Bruce Dickinson
Anglia Away With Words
Neil Innes
C4 Planet Pop
B*Witched
Monday 21st December 1998
BBC2 The Simpsons: Homer's Barbershop Quartet
George Harrison, David Crosby
Tuesday 22nd December 1998
BBC1 Celine Dion: These Are Special Times 11:20 pm -
C4 All Back To Mine With Paul Weller 12:05 -
Sean Rowley visits Weller's home
C4 Righteous Babes 12:40 -
Tori Amos, Chrissie Hynde, Sinead O'Connor and other women in rock
Wednesday 23rd December 1998
BBC1 Robbie Williams: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 11:15 -
A longer version was shown on BBC Choice 25th December (10:50 -
ITV Des O'Connor Show
The Spice Girls, Barry Manilow
ITV World Music Awards (repeat)
C4 The Mobo Awards (repeat)
C5 The Best of Pepsi
content unknown
Thursday 24th December 1998 Christmas Eve
BBC1 The Frank Skinner Christmas Show 11:00 -
Mel C
ITV In the House with Cleopatra and Friends 3:00 -
Steps, Another Level, Ultimate Kaos
ITV This Is Celine Dion 1-
Friday 25th December 1998 Christmas Day
BBC1 Celebrate Christmas 10:00 -
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
BBC1 Top Of The Pops 12:50 -
Hosted by Jamie Theakston, Jayne Middlemiss, Kate Thornton
The Spice Girls -
The Tamperer & Maya -
Denise & Johnny -
Robbie Williams -
B*Witched -
Mousse T -
All Saints -
Fat Les -
Leanne Rimes -
Boyzone -
Celine Dion -
Jayne McDonald -
Cher -
BBC1 Noel's Christmas Presents 3:10 -
Boyzone
ITV The Spice Girls Live at Wembley 1:45 -
BBC1 Before They Were Famous III 9:00 -
The Spice Girls (various), Noel Gallagher (home video)
BBC1 Robbie Williams: For One Night Only 11:45 pm -
BBC2 Arena: The Brian Epstein Story 9:05 -
Paul McCartney
ITV Christmas Disney Time 3:10 -
Hosted by Suggs
Saturday 26th December 1998 Boxing Day
BBC1 Almost Live Definitely Kicking
Steps
BBC1 Robbie Williams: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em edited repeat 11:15 -
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
BBC2 Arena: The Brian Epstein Story 9:00 -
Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull
ITV Dreaming Of A Wright Christmas 11:15 -
ITV SM:TV
ITV CD:UK
C4 Because It's A Lonely World 11:40 pm -
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello at the Sony Studios, NYC
edited version of home video, missing Costello's cover versions of Bacharach oldies and two of his own songs
C4 One Amazing Night 12:40 -
Burt Bacharach tribute show, New York
Mike Myers, All Saints, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Ben Folds Five, Elvis Costello, Barenaked Ladies, Chrissie Hynde, Sheryl Crow etc
C5 Boyzone 12:00 -
Sunday 27th December 1998
BBC2 Merry Mind The Buzzcocks (repeat) 29-
ITV The Crazy World of Joe Pasquale 5:05 -
Boyzone
C4 Planet Pop (review of the year)
C5 Bjork 12:00 -
Tuesday 29th December 1998
BBC1 Eastenders
Martin Kemp (first appearance as character Steve Owen)
BBC2 TOTP2 6:45 -
glam rock special
C4 The Big Breakfast
B*Witched, Billie
C4 Dead Man 1995 movie with Iggy Pop, music by Neil Young
Wednesday 30th December 1998
BBC1 National Lottery Draw
Possibly no musical guests
BBC2 Never Minds The Buzzcocks 9:35 -
Panel: Jupitus, Hughes, Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin’ Criminals), Mel C, Natalie Appleton, Rick Wakeman
C5 Wowfabgroovy 1:30 -
Paul Jones, Reg Presley
C4 What's Eating Johnny Depp? 11:20 -
Noel Gallagher
C5 The Best of Pepsi (part two)
content unknown
Thursday 31st December 1998
BBC1 Boyzone: a Live and Kicking Year 3:55 -
BBC2 Cambridge Folk Festival 2:40 -
BBC1 Naked Eurovision 8:30 -
Richard Fairbrass backstage in Birmingham
BBC2 Jool's Sixth Annual Hootenanny 11:55 pm -
Tom Jones, Catatonia, All Saints (the Appleton sisters), Gomez, Sharlene Spiteri, Paul Heaton, The Corrs, Sam Brown
BBC2 Glastonbury '98 1:15 -
Robbie Williams, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Blur, Pulp, Catatonia, Embrace, Underworld, Portishead, Spiritualized, Gomez, Bernard Butler
ITN News
Tom Jones in New Year’s honours list